Carbon CalculatorOur easy-to-use carbon calculator will estimate the amount of carbon dioxide that can be prevented from entering our environment just by using freight rail instead of trucks.Use AAR's Carbon Calculator

Railroads and StatesAcross America, freight railroads serve as the lifeblood of local economies delivering for businesses large and small and supporting high-paying domestic jobs.See how railroads deliver for your state

Railroad InvestmentsSince 1980, America’s freight railroads have invested $550 billion — more than 40 cents out of every revenue dollar — back into the network on which America’s economy ride.Learn how railroads spend their money

Faces of Freight RailFaces of Freight Rail showcases the dedicated men and women who work behind the scenes to ensure freight rail continues to deliver for America.Meet the many faces of freight rail

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Railroad Jobs

Railroad jobs

America’s freight railroads hire for jobs ranging from engineering and dispatching, to law enforcement, information technology, industrial development and more. Today’s freight rail employees are highly skilled professionals who are among the highest paid workers in the nation. Freight rail employee compensation, including benefits, averages $120,900 per year. With high wages and benefits, technical training, and professional growth opportunities, freight rail employees tend to stay in the industry for the entirety of their career and often have family railroad legacies that stretch back through generations.

Veteran Hiring

Veteran hiring

For more than a century, America’s freight railroads have been committed to honoring and hiring the men and women who have bravely served our nation. The freight rail industry makes hiring veterans a priority. Nearly one in five of the estimated 15,000 new employees freight railroads will hire​has served in our nation’s military.

There is an attitude and skill set for railroad employees that overlaps greatly with those of military service men and women. Veterans are highly skilled professionals, known for their discipline, commitment, safety focus, and mission-oriented approach to teamwork — qualities uniquely suited for long and successful careers in the freight rail industry.

Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve

America’s Class I freight railroads have been recognized by ESGR for their long standing commitment to support and hire guardsmen and women and reservists. On June 21, 2012, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) signed an official Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserve on behalf of the association and freight rail industry and pledged to continue the industry’s tradition of extending veterans and service members competitive wage and benefits packages.

​Finding a Railroad Career after Military Service

From experience working with machinery and a focus on safety to conducting shifts in changing conditions, railroads provide career opportunities that allow veterans to smoothly transition from military service to private employment. In fact, military experience readily transfers to a variety of jobs at the railroads. ​America’s freight railroads are consistently honored for their military recruiting efforts and enhanced benefit programs for employees called to active duty. Many of the nation’s freight railroads have special military recruiting programs to assist veterans in their railroad job search. In addition, AAR offers a job skills translator based on what railroads have learned over the years to help adapt resumes with military skills for civilian job opportunities.

AAR Careers

​​AAR Careers

AAR is the world’s leading railroad policy, research, and technology organization. AAR members include the Class I freight railroads of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as Amtrak. AAR is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

TTCI

The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) is the railroad industry’s world-class rail research and testing facility. In state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and on 48 miles of test tracks, TTCI’s team of researchers, engineers and other experts work to improve the safety and efficiency of freight railroads in North America and the world. Located in Pueblo, Colo., TTCI is a wholly owned subsidiary of the AAR.

Railinc

Railinc is the leading provider of information technology, related network operations and financial services, and near rail-timenetwork data to North America’s freight railroads. Railinc’s work helps railroads move valuable freight from one location to another, from whomever they serve to wherever they need to go. Named one of Triangle Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” in the internationally renowned Research Triangle, Railinc is headquartered in Cary, N.C.